The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-12
THE QUEEN IN NORWICH.
Her Majesty and suite Receive a
Hearty welcome.

The Mayor of Norwich, H. Billiard, Esq.
wearing his chain of Office, Mrs. Billiard
Miss Hilda Billiard and Master Bullare
! were in waiting, with the Town Clerk anc
the civic officers bearing the maces, to give
Her Majesty, the Princess and suite vel
come.
MESSAGE FROM QUEEN VICTORIA.
Immediately on the Queens arrival cap
tain Steward handed her telegram thal
had been awaiting her. 1t proved to be a
message from Her Majesty Queen Vic
toria, welcoming Queen Kapiolani to Eng
land. 1t was in reply to one Queen Kaplo-
lani had sent to Her Majesty Queen Vic
toria from liverpool, thanking her for the
reception given her on setting foot on Eng
Iish soil. Rackheath Hall, where the
party stayed, is furnished in style which
gave the Hawaiian Queen and Princess an
idea of the stately and beautiful homes OF
England In the entrance hall are antique
carvings, curiosities and articles of vertu,
some of which remind those acquainted
with Norfolk and Norwich history OF
Norwich worthy of the sixteenth century,
Augustine Steward, three times Mayor of
Norwich.
RECEPTION AT RACKHEATH HALL.
Captain Steward was, of course, in wait
ing at Salhouse Station to receive his illus
trious guests. A fitting and hearty recep-
ton was accorded to Her Majesty at the
station, which the authorities of the Great
Eastern Railway Company had instructed
to be suitably decorated for the occasion
by the laying down of scarlet cloth, etc.
Several carriages had been provided by
Captain Steward for the Queen, the Prin-
cess. and the distinguished personages ac-
companying them, as we'll as for their at
tendants. The party consisted OF Her
Majesty Queen Kapiolani, Her Royal
Highness Princess Lydia Liliuokalani, the
heiress presumptive; His Excellency Gen
eral Dominis, COMMANDMENTS Chief; His
Excellency General Curtis P. Iaukea,
Chamberlain; Colonel James H. Boyd, A.
d. c.; Sidney B. F. Hoffnung, Esq,
Charge d'Affaires and Attache; Mrs. Hoff-
hung, H. r. Armstrong, Esq, Hawaiian
Consul General for Great Bri-
tain and Attache; Mrs. Armstrong,
and r. F. Synge, Esq, represent
ing the Foreign Office. Among the at
tendants were three or four Hawaiian
servants. 1t was just Z o'clock when the
Queen and the Princess, who were In an
open carriage, arrived at Rackheath Hall,
and alighted in front of the porticO, the
floor of which was covered with scarlet
cloth, to receive a quiet but
CORDIAL WELCOME
From Mrs. Steward. Colonel G. w. Mac
farlane, A. D. c., joined Her Majesty's
suite on Monday.
The public will naturally wonder how it
is that the Hawaiian Queen and Princess
should so soon after their landing in Eng
land have journeyed quite across the
to visit Norfolk. Apparently she
had learned something about the eastern
part of England which made her DESTROYS
of seeing Norfolk home, and to visit the
ancient capital of East Anglia, and more
Norwich Cathedral. With
chivalrous feeling which both the county
of Norfolk and the city of Norwich will APP
preciate, Captain ESteward invited the
Hawaiian Queen, Princess and suite to
take up their abode for a few days at his
home at Rackheath, which is only short
from Norwich, in order that they
might see something of both county and
city with the least possible inconvenience.
The reception accorded by Captain and
Mrs. Steward to the Queen and Princess
was one befitting
THEIR ROYAL STATE
And the honored guests of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria. Both Queen Kapiolani
and the Princess Liliuokalani were dressed
in black; the former wore a long fur boa.
They brought with them the magnificent
bouquets with which they had been pre-
sented en- route. Another was presented
to the Queen on her entrance into tine hall
by Master Steward, who wore a pretty
costume similar to that in which his por
trait, which adOrns the dining-room, was
painted by Sir John Millais.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
In the afternoon of Sunday Her Majesty
and the Princess attended evensong at the
and the fact having become
generally known. the congregation, never
a very small one at this service, was one
Of the largest ever seen within its walls
The visit appeared to excite the liveliest
public interest, for in addition to the i'm
mense assembly which thronged every
available part of the Cathedral, thousands
Of curious sightseers were gathered.
The tranSepts. the chancel, and the nave
we're filed in every part long before the
hour, half-past three, at which the service
commenced. Just previous to the striking
If the aalf-hour the approach of the Royal
party was heralded by the strains of the
National anthem, played by the Cathedral
,rganist, DR.. Bates. The entrance OF Her
Majesty and the Princess was a most in
eresting and impressive spectacle. The
horisters, the lay clerks and the clergy
inferred the choi@ in the usual order, and
7ere closely followed by the mace bearers,
after whom came Her Maj
sty Queen Kapiolani and the Princess
closely followed by the Mayor
Norwich (Mr. H. Bullard). the Sheriff
Mr.. F. o. Taylor, the Deputy Mayor
Mr.. J. Hotblack), the Town Clerk Mr.. H. |
!. Mlller) There also attended Mr.. Coun-
Ior J. Stanley and Mrs. Stanley, Admiral
erremin, Miss CAM, Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
rong, Mr.. Hofnung, Gov. Iaukea. Mr. |
!. F. Synge of the Foreign Office, and Col.
oyd. Her Majesty and the Princess were
to seats
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